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Canberra Weekly

A defiant Tom Trbojevic has proved his State of Origin fitness with a stunning display on Sunday evening, carving up Canberra in Manly's 42-14 win.

The Sea Eagles' fullback was unstoppable at GIO Stadium, scoring a hat-trick and looking at his threatening best in his final outing before NSW coach Brad Fittler names his side for the series opener.

Trbojevic has been hampered by a hamstring injury but is now almost certain to be picked in the centres for Game 1 after leading Manly to a much-needed win in the nation's capital.

It snapped their three-game losing slide and let them...

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LeagueNews.co

The Canberra Raiders, as reported by raiders.com.au, suffered a 42-14 defeat to the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL Indigenous Round at GIO Stadium Canberra.

The hosts started strong, putting pressure on the Sea Eagles' goal line early on thanks to a dropped bomb by Tom Trbojevic.

Elliot Whitehead, the Raiders' skipper, was the first to score with a try off a Jack Wighton short pass that put him through a gap in the Manly defence.

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The Canberra Times

It was the battle within the battle that elevated Sunday's clash, with five players eyeing State of Origin I before kick-off at Canberra Stadium.

For NSW, it was Hudson Young, Tom and Jake Trbojevic that had their hearts set on a Blues jersey before both Origin teams are to be named on Monday.

Young found himself in the thick of the action with 106 run metres, but had his impact hurt by a stint in the sin bin.

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